RN, Registered Nurse - NICU
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: September 15, 2021
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Job Description:
Description Summary: Provides professional nursing care for the comfort and
well-being of patients. Prepares equipment and assists physician
during examinations and treatments. Administers prescribed
medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, and monitors patient
vital signs. Observes and maintains records on patient care,
condition, reaction, and progress. Our 24-bed Level II and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
allows premature babies and newborns with special needs to stay
close to their recovering mothers. All babies who come to our NICU
are critically ill infants who are born prematurely, typically
between 24 and 36 weeks, as many of these infants have low birth
weights with multiple medical problems. Our NICU also cares for
full term newborns with medical problems. We have approximately 220
deliveries a month.Our NICU offers board-certified neonatologists
and neonatal nurse practitioners available 24/7 to manage any
complications with premature or critically ill newborns. Although the fragile newborns we care for are sustained by
sophisticated equipment, the NICU team never loses sight of the
CHRISTUS vision and the healing power of “the human touch” through
family centered care. Our staff is so dedicated to ensuring every
mom and family have a great experience at Spohn South. We are a
Texas Ten Steps facility which means breastfeeding is very
important to us. We are on the journey to Baby Friendly Designation
which places the infant and family at the center of everything we
do. If you are looking to join a rapidly growing faith-based
organization that encourages professional development, we want you
to become a part of the CHRISTUS Spohn family! **This position qualifies for Relocation Assistance as well as a
SIGN-ON BONUS based on experience.** Requirements: Work Type: Full Time
Keywords: Christus Health, Corpus Christi , RN, Registered Nurse - NICU, Other , Corpus Christi, Texas
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